Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 28

Severe Weather near Butte

Silver BowUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 2 September 2026 at 20:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 7th strongest of the 19 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 7 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 2 at 1:34PM MDT until September 2 at 2:00PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT

An estimated 34,190 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 7 April 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 86 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.

Event Data

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)28 / 100
Our confidence86%
Coordinates46.0292, -112.5861
Nearest CityButte (5 km)
Population Exposed34.2K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-09-02T19:34:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.a0dad6857ed5d4a06fad335dbc4ca824b19156ee.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
18
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescDeer Lodge, MT; Granite, MT; Powell, MT; Silver Bow, MT; Beaverhead, MT; Jefferson, MT; Madison, MT
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued September 2 at 1:34PM MDT until September 2 at 2:00PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT
Expires2026-09-02T14:00:00-06:00
SenderNameNWS Missoula MT
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a0dad6857ed5d4a06fad335dbc4ca824b19156ee.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4c4ef7c4f2353ecf803af510e2573637094c25c9.001.1"]
Spc ReportTypewind
Spc Speed58
Spc Location4 NNW Opportunity
Spc CountyDeer Lodge
Spc StateMT
Spc CommentsAnaconda Bowman Field Airport AWOS K3U3 reported southwest wind sustained at 40 mph with gusts to 58 mph. At 1331 it reported a sustained wind of 44 mph. So far there h (MSO)
MergedSources[{"id":"spc_wind_46.15_-112.87_42","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1788377340000,"latitude":46.15,"longitude":-112.87}]

Safety Information

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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 28/100, near Butte (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.